An unusual case of lead migration in occipital nerve stimulation: A case report and literature review

CONCLUSION: Although lead migration is a common complication of ONS, its association with fibrosis in the stress relief loop has not, to the best of our knowledge, been reported before. Lead migration can directly affect treatment outcome and it is, therefore, important to fully understand the possible mechanisms that can cause it and how to promptly manage them.PMID:34084617 | PMC:PMC8168692 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_158_2021

Source: Surgical Neurology International - June 4, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Rafael Caiado Vencio Paulo Eduardo Albuquerque Zito Raffa Andr é Costa Corral Ponce Bruno Pricoli Malamud C ésar Cozar Pacheco Paulo Roberto Franceschini Roger Thomaz Rotta Medeiros Paulo Henrique Pires de Aguiar Source Type: research